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Bree

11 open2 filled
Vancouver, BC, CanadaFounded 20212+ employees$125K raisedSeedPrivate
Last round: pre seed · $125K · Aug 2021(1 rounds total)
Chime for Canada, starting with cash advances
Backed by(3 investors)
Y CombinatorDispatch VenturesBBQ Capital

Bree is building a challenger bank for the 11 million Canadians living paycheck to paycheck, starting with interest-free cash advances. We make money through tips and an optional, same-day express fee. By solving our customers' most urgent problem—illiquidity between paychecks —our cash advance business is a cheap, but profitable and repeatable hook that builds distribution for a broader challenger bank.

YC S21

About the Company

Friendlier banking for Canadians.

Tech Stack

  • Web application built in React and hosted on Netlify (backend built using Netlify serverless functions and FaunaDB NoSQL database)
  • iOS + Android applications (to-build)
  • ML models for underwriting (to-build)

Founders

Adam Kang
Adam Kang

Founder at Bree. Previously worked in investment banking at J.P. Morgan and as a software engineer at Darkstore.

Alexander Li
Alexander Li

Born in China, raised in Canada and currently based out of Vancouver. Studied CS + Business in college and did 2 years of investment banking at JP Morgan in San Francisco prior to working on start-ups.

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